Shloka 31

इन्द्रजित्-वधः

The Slaying of Indrajit

Devanagari script

अमर्षमाणस्तत्कर्मरावणस्यसुतोबली ।।।।विव्याथदशभिर्बाणैस्सौमित्रिंतममर्षणम् ।

Transliteration

amaraṣamāṇas tat karma rāvaṇasya suto balī | vivyātha daśabhir bāṇaiḥ saumitriṁ tam amarṣaṇam ||

Translation

ആ പ്രവൃത്തി സഹിക്കാനാകാതെ, ബലവാനായ രാവണപുത്രൻ ക്രോധംകൊണ്ട് ജ്വലിച്ച്, അക്ഷോഭ്യനായ സൗമിത്രിയെ പത്തു അമ്പുകളാൽ കുത്തി.

Word by Word

• amarṣamāṇaḥ: not tolerating
• amarṣamāṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amarṣamāṇa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √mṛṣ (धातु) with a- + intensive sense)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; वर्तमानकृदन्त; ‘not enduring, intolerant’

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; adjective to ‘karma’

• karma: deed, act
• karma: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• rāvaṇasya: of Ravana
• rāvaṇasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• sutaḥ: son
• sutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• balī: strong
• balī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: balin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘strong’

• vivyātha: struck, pierced
• vivyātha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vyath/vidh? (धातु; here from √vyadh ‘to pierce’ with perfect stem)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘pierced/struck’

• daśabhiḥ: with ten
• daśabhiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; numeral adjective

• bāṇaiḥ: arrows
• bāṇaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

• saumitriṃ: Saumitri (Lakshmana)
• saumitriṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saumitri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• tam: that
• tam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; pronoun used adjectivally

• amarṣaṇam: wrathful, unyielding
• amarṣaṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amarṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; ‘wrathful/unyielding’ as epithet

Context

Indrajith, unable to tolerate the action of Saumithri, was angry and struck him with ten arrows.

Characters & Entities

• Indrajit
• Rāvaṇa
• Lakṣmaṇa (Saumitri)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

The verse warns that unchecked anger (krodha) quickly turns into violence; dharma calls for self-mastery even amid justified conflict.

What is the narrative situation?

Indrajit retaliates after Lakṣmaṇa strikes his horses, responding with a volley of ten arrows.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Indrajit’s martial power is highlighted, though coupled with intolerance and anger rather than restraint.